Dave Is Online
Swedish Scandipop collective King of Little Sweden is back with “Dave Is Online”, a song about emotional disconnection in digital times. The mellow vocals of Julia Jonsson remind you of ELIO, with some R&B influences here and there. Certain electronic sounds also evoke echoes of Swedish artists like Romano.
“This is a song about “Online Intimacy”, the band tells us. “Nowadays, we can get swamped by so many messages that we sometimes end up neglecting the ones that we really ought to answer.”
The song took shape as a collective creation process, as is usual for King of Little Sweden. They brainstormed the first ideas at the piano, humming some melodies along the way. Then they produced different versions back and forth between Huskvarna, Verbier, and Stockholm.
“The lyrics were inspired by self-observation.”, they explain. “Always being online: texting, chatting and arranging with other friends, actually missing out on the moment. No hidden message or moral- just an observation of how things are today…”
The sound of King of Little Sweden has evolved from instrumental folk-pop (think The Head and the Heart) to R&B-inspired pop. Their new sound draws inspiration from vocalists like SZA and Kehlani. But pop acts like Lauv and Olivia Rodrigo are somewhere in the mix, too.
King of Little Sweden has been earning a name in the Swedish indie pop scene since 2014. They signed with Rexius Records in 2017.
Their song “Better Off As Friends” (2019) was featured on outlets like Popmuzik (Sweden) and Direct Actu (France).
Their new single “Dave Is Online” will be released in August.
Cover art by: Kimberly Andersson